Current Ethics Education in Care Worker and The Main Correlates with Recognize and Coping the Bioethics Problems

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24610008
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Bioethics
• Research Institution: Kyorin University (2014-2015); Toho University (2012-2013)
• Principal Investigator: SUMITA MASUMI 杏林大学, 保健学部, 准教授 (40381412)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 生命倫理 / 介護倫理 / 高齢者ケア / 福祉倫理 / 倫理教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I analyzes ethics subjects in syllabuses and curriculums of universities with care worker training courses in Japan. As a result, it was found that almost all targeted universities put in place ethics subjects. However, ethics education has generally been introduced as elective subjects, which students do not necessarily take, and often as subjects for freshmen and sophomores. Furthermore, specific contents of lectures are mainly centered on fundamental knowledge, and such lectures fall short of having students learn how to deal with concrete ethical problems in a real situation. Nevertheless, universities are increasingly introducing ethical contents in curricula for their training courses as part of the specialized subjects for developing a sense of professionalism and deepening sympathy for care recipients. The combination with ethics-related subjects is expected to generate a synergistic effect, prioritizing both fundamental knowledge and advanced practical exercises.

Free Research Field

生命倫理、高齢者ケア